Standard Operating Procedure Archives

Supreme Court Roundup January 2024| Bilkis Bano Gang Rape; AMU hearing; DHFL Fraud Case; Triple Murder Case; Judge v Judge row and more

This roundup revisits the analyses of Supreme Court’s judgments/orders on Bilkis Bano Gang Rape case; Rules on post-retirement benefits; Second National Judicial Pay Commission; Accessible India Campaign; Right to claim Set-off in CIRP; and more. It also covers explainers on important law points; Never reported Judgments; Cases Reported in SCC Weekly in January; Know thy Judges; and appointment of new judges.

Standard Operating Procedure on summoning of government officials

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Standard Operating Procedure framed by Supreme Court on summoning of government officials: All you need to know

“The use of the power to summon the presence of Government Officials must not be used as a tool to pressurize the Government, particularly, under the threat of contempt.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court issues comprehensive guidelines and directions for timely investigation of missing minor children

The present case confronts the situation where the father of the minor child had fortunately found his daughter who came back to the fold of his lawful guardianship, but not without facing hardships and stress as he did not know the progress of the case.

Hot Off The Press News

Cinema halls to operate at 100% capacity [Read Standard Operating Procedure]

Standard Operating Procedure on preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 for cinema halls and theatres released. The SOP states that

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Bombay High Court to start Physical Hearing of cases on an experimental basis from 1st December, 2020

Bombay High Court Advocates and the parties appearing in-person that, considering the precautionary measures due to outbreak of COVID-19, Chief Justice nominated

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Delhi High Court issues Standard Operating Procedure for the resumption of physical functioning from 01-09-2020

Standard Operating Procedure for the resumption of physical functioning in the Delhi High Court from 01-09-2020 Regulations relating to entry in the

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | “If SOP encourages e-learning, any citizen questioning its intentions would only be acting against interest of his own country”

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Sunil B. Shukre and S.M. Modak, JJ., while addressing a matter with regard to Standard Operating

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Ministry of Home Affairs permits conduct of examinations by Universities and Institutions

Ministry of Home Affairs, in a letter to Union Higher Education Secretary, today permitted conduct of examinations by Universities and Institutions. The

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | PIL to issue Standard Operating Procedure to be followed for religious places in physical function — dismissed

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of P.N. Prakash and B. Pugalendhi, JJ., addressed a petition wherein writ of mandamus was sought to

Legislation Updates Notifications

COVID-19 | SoP formulated to streamline sign-on/sign-off of Indian Seafarer at Indian Ports

Change of crew of ship (seafarers) is an important measure for operation of merchant ships. Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued

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COVID 19 | In-house care-givers of Senior Citizens, Prepaid mobile recharge utilities, Food processing units in urban areas exempt from lockdown restrictions

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an order to exempt certain activities under the consolidated revised guidelines (https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/MHA%20order%20dt%2015.04.2020%2C%20with%20Revised%20Consolidated%20Guidelines_compressed%20%283%29.pdf), regarding the Nationwide

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SOP for movement of Stranded Labour issued — No movement of labour outside the State/UT from where they are currently located

In continuation of Ministry of Home Affairs’s Orders No.40-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated 29th March, 2020, 15th April, 2020 and 16th April 2020, and in

Legislation Updates Notifications

21-day Nationwide Lockdown to fight COVID-19 | MHA issues SOPs for maintaining supply of Essential Goods

Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) issued Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) for maintaining supply of essential goods today, in order to relieve

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of media reports about death of 4 accused in Telangana rape & murder case in a police encounter

NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that the four accused, arrested by the police in connection with the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Child Pornography-Child Sexual Abuse Material| Standard Operating Procedure for cyber portal-handling complaints finalised: SC

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Madan B. Lokur and Uday Umesh Lalit, JJ. gave a cut off date for finalizing the

Case Briefs Supreme Court

NRC Draft| SC asks State Coordinator to file the percentage of population left out from final draft of NRC

Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of Ranjan Gogoi and Rohinton Fali Nariman, JJ., on perusal of its order on 31-07-2018, and on